Upper Panel Removal/Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Mazda 6. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
- Remove the following parts:
- Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Shift lever knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
- Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front console box (See FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Rear console component (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Console side panel No. 1 (See CONSOLE SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Remove the screws.
- Remove the upper panel component in the direction of the arrows shown in the figure below.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.